โYouโd be surprised at how many people are Republicans. Thatโs one I wouldnโt have known but Iโm glad you told me that,โ Trump said.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 04.08.2025.
It displays 178 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
04.08.2025 โข Texas Lawmakers Fled, Warrants Ordered
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The dominant editorial focus on August 4 centered on the escalating political standoff in Texas. Early reports detailed Texas House Democrats fleeing the state to block a Republican-backed congressional redistricting vote, widely framed as thwarting President Trump's influence on future elections. By mid-morning, Governor Greg Abbott threatened to remove the absent legislators, intensifying the dispute. This escalation continued through the afternoon with threats of expulsion. As the day concluded, the Texas House voted to issue civil arrest warrants for the fleeing Democrats, and Governor Abbott ordered their arrest, transforming the legislative maneuver into a "gerrymander war." Concurrently, media continued scrutinizing President Trump's economic policies, including debates over his tariffs, recent job numbers, and the aftermath of his economic data collector's firing.
04.08.2025
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Associated Press
A far-right Israeli minister has visited and prayed at Jerusalemโs most sensitive holy site, sparking regional condemnation.
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Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an โexpanding warโ
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New York Post
It was a red card offense.
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Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.
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The plan would redraw the state's congressional map to give the GOP a bigger edge โ an idea blessed by President Trump
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Associated Press
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S.
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The Washington Post
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Trump says his tariffs will spur America into a "golden age" โ but that remains far from certain. Here are 5 things to know about how his trade policies could impact the U.S. and the global economy.
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The โCBS Morningsโ co-host, one of the fading Tiffany Networkโs few remaining stars, is part of a culture that has โdug inโ against attempts by higher-ups to move away from polarizing coverage, according to sources with knowledge of theโฆ
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President Trumpโs reaction to Fridayโs weak jobs numbers has few precedents. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.
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The New York Times
After securing a victory over Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is pushing for an โall or nothingโ deal with Hamas without offering compromises.
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Just over six months in, this Congress has witnessed all-nighters, extra-long votes and flaring personalities.
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06:50โขJobs Data Debate Intensifies
โจUS media continues its focus on President Trump's handling of the economy and official data. Newspapers report on the aftermath of his economic data collector's firing, questioning the impact of his tariffs and his administration's approach to jobs numbers (Boston Globe, CNN, NPR, HuffPost, MSNBC). Concurrently, the standoff in Texas persists as Democratic legislators remain outside the state to block a GOP-backed redistricting vote (CBS, AP News, Common Dreams, Fox News).
07:05
The Daily Beast
Rick Reilly blasts the president while sharing a clip of Trumpโs caddie performing an illegal ball-dropping move on the green.
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Former City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who now works for Mayor Karen Bass, identified at least five Olympic venues that could become the subject of a citywide election.
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Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an โexpanding warโ
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Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an โexpanding warโ
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More than half of Americans are rethinking summer travel as soaring prices, safety concerns, and stress push many to cancel plans.
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Derek Dooley, whose father was a legendary University of Georgia coach, hopes to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff for Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.
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The โCBS Morningsโ co-host, one of the fading Tiffany Networkโs few remaining stars, is part of a culture that has โdug inโ against attempts by higher-ups to move away from polarizing coverage.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president is unhappy that his nominees are stuck in the Senate and he is struggling to keep calm.
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Belgiumโs detention of Israeli soldiers over alleged war crimes in Gaza has set a historic precedent for holding Israel to account for its war crimes. And itโs a sign that the tide is turning against Israel.
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The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
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The party had been promoted on social media as an after-party for the Hard Summer music festival taking place over the weekend, according to local outlets.
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Trumpโs response to weak job numbers is chilling
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09:50โขTexas Standoff Escalates to Expulsion Threats
โจUS media continues its significant focus on the escalating political standoff in Texas, where Governor Greg Abbott now threatens to remove Democratic legislators from office. This comes as Democrats persist in their efforts to thwart a GOP-backed redistricting vote by remaining outside the state (Common Dreams, Fox News, Newsweek, Washington Post, The Daily Wire, The Blaze, CBS, AP News). Concurrently, scrutiny of President Trump's administration persists, with reports on his response to job numbers and policy decisions (CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Daily Beast, HuffPost).
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New York Post
Police believe one of Jacobโs wounds sliced through an artery, causing him to bleed to death.
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New York Post
Police believe one of Jacobโs wounds sliced through an artery, causing him to bleed to death.
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Trumpโs response to weak job numbers is chilling
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The league said that moving a team was at the discretion of the WNBA and not individual franchises.
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Los Angeles Times
Alexander Sammon
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Trumpโs response to weak job numbers is chilling
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Aug. 4, 2025
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A federal judge, appointed by former President Joe Biden, is blocking President Donald Trumpโs administration from quickly deporting migrants imported by Biden through a highly publicized parole pipeline.
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The search for Austin Drummond began after an infant was found abandoned in a car seat and four family members were discovered dead.
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The New York Times
President Trump is using an โArt of the Dealโ approach to get trading partners to hand over cash to lower their tariffs.
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The Atlantic
An already insular Defense Department is sealing itself off from outside thinkers.
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The Daily Beast
A state rep said it was his own party leadershipโs fault for letting Democrats thwart a special session to redraw the stateโs congressional map.
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12:44โขAbbott Threatens Ouster
โจUS media continues to heavily report on the Texas political standoff, as Governor Abbott now directly threatens to expel Democratic legislators who fled the state. This action aims to prevent a vote on GOP-backed redistricting maps, which are also linked to President Trump (ABC News, AP News, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, CBS, Newsweek, Washington Post, The Daily Wire). Separately, media scrutiny persists on President Trump's economic policies, including his approach to tariffs and recent job numbers, alongside his administration's efforts regarding migrant deportations (Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC, NYTimes, The Blaze, NPR).
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is praising Texas Democrats for refusing to vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan that could shift five congressional seats to the GOP, a move that involved fleeing the state to break quorum. His comments come amid a broader effort by Democrats to delegitimize Republican-led election reforms while advancing their own partisan maps in deep blue states.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says possible new locations include Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Aug. 4, 2025
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Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S. will follow into the growing group of "very low" birthrate countries.
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New York Post
Police believe one of Jacobโs wounds sliced through an artery, causing him to bleed to death.
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Associated Press
A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.
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Breitbart News
Democrats are planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to spin narratives on social media as part of a $110.5 million fundraising effort, according to images of slides from a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee retreat obtained by Breitbart News.
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The Boeing 787, flying from Washington, D.C., to Munich, had to make hasty return to the airport "to address a mechanical issue."
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The Daily Beast
The comments come as the outspoken Republican grows increasingly frustrated by her party.
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President Donald Trump defended the recent firing of the former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner on Monday, labeling her recent jobs report findings โa scamโ and one of โthe biggest miscalculations in over 50 years.โ
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Texas governor criticizes Democrats who fled the state to block controversial redistricting
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One America News
South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace announced that she will be running for governor of South Carolina in an attempt to succeed term-limited Governor Henry McMaster.
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Federal Court Appears Receptive to Arguments Against Unilateral Presidential Tariff Power
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14:10โขTexas Redistricting Divide
โจUS media continues to heavily feature the Texas political standoff, with Governor Abbott's threats to expel fleeing Democratic legislators intensifying the debate over redistricting (ABC News, AP News, Common Dreams, CNN, Mother Jones, Washington Post, The Daily Wire, HuffPost). This legislative battle is increasingly linked to efforts to thwart President Trump's influence on future elections. Concurrently, scrutiny of Trump's economic strategies, including tariff applications and recent economic performance, remains a prominent discussion point (NYTimes, Newsweek, Reason).
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to order a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to force Hamas to free the hostages, according to local reports.
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Democratic lawmakers in Texas said they were leaving the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts.
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โBeing WOKE is for losers,โ President Donald Trump said on Monday, adding his latest reaction to the leftโs meltdown over an American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
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Breitbart News
โBeing WOKE is for losers,โ President Donald Trump said on Monday, adding his latest reaction to the leftโs meltdown over an American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
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Associated Press
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Democratic lawmakers who left his state to block the GOP from redrawing congressional district boundaries have effectively forfeited their seats.
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One America News
President Donald Trump took aim at British luxury automaker Jaguar, mocking the brand in the wake of its CEOโs resignation following backlash over its widely criticized "woke" advertisement that debuted last year. He also commended American Eagle and actress Sydney Sweeney for a separate recent campaign that went viral.
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Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker walkouts have had mixed success in the past โ so what is there to gain?
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Associated Press
Texas Democrats successfully prevented their stateโs House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicansโ 2026 midterm prospects as his political standing falters.
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The Daily Beast
Phil Hegseth wrote the document laying out how the Pentagon and DHS could help Donald Trumpโs immigration plans โfor years.โ
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16:27โขTexas Stalemate Deepens
โจUS media attention remains heavily focused on the Texas political standoff, as Governor Abbott's deadline for Democratic legislators to return looms, intensifying the battle over GOP-backed redistricting maps (ABC News, AP News, Fox News, NPR, USA Today, Washington Post, The Daily Wire, Mother Jones, CNN subtitle). This legislative maneuver is widely seen as an attempt to block President Trump's influence on future elections. Separately, discussions highlight President Trump's continued engagement in "culture war" issues (Breitbart, One America News Network).
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Associated Press
Texas Democrats prevented their stateโs House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump.
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New York Post
The major legal development opens the door to criminal charges against prominent Cabinet members who served then-President Barack Obama, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBIโฆ
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The Washington Post
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The Trump-inspired plan aimed at redrawing Texas' congressional maps has thrust the nation into a gerrymander war with massive implications
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The Daily Beast
The Trump administration has transferred the convicted sex trafficker to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
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One America News
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy issued a warning on Monday morning, asserting that the far-left movement propping up socialist New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani poses a serious threat to the nation as a whole.
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The Trump-inspired plan aimed at redrawing Texas' congressional maps has thrust the nation into a gerrymander war with massive implications
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The Daily Beast
The Trump administration has transferred the convicted sex trafficker to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
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Breitbart News
Alex Marlowโs new book, โBreaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of Americaโs Legal System Against Donald Trump,โ reveals a vast conspiracy to use lawfare to rig the 2024 race by engaging in an unprecedented level of coordination across branches of government, Democrat power structures, and the White House itself.
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One America News
A federal judge ruled in favor of upholding a Rhode Island gun permit system, requiring citizens to demonstrate a โneedโ to openly carry a firearm. He claimed that the law does not violate the Second Amendment.
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Alex Marlowโs new book, โBreaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of Americaโs Legal System Against Donald Trump,โ reveals a vast conspiracy to use lawfare to rig the 2024 race by engaging in an unprecedented level of coordination across branches of government, Democrat power structures, and the White House itself.
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Alex Marlowโs new book, โBreaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of Americaโs Legal System Against Donald Trump,โ reveals a vast conspiracy to use lawfare to rig the 2024 race by engaging in an unprecedented level of coordination across branches of government, Democrat power structures, and the White House itself.
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The Government Fined This Farm Over $550,000โMostly for a Paperwork Violation
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18:26โขTexas Standoff: Warrants Issued
โจThe US media continues to extensively cover the escalating political standoff in Texas. Governor Abbott has ordered the arrest of Democratic legislators who fled the state to block a GOP-backed redistricting map, prompting civil arrest warrants. This legislative battle is widely portrayed as a "gerrymander war" with significant implications for future elections, linked to President Trump's influence.
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The Boeing 787, flying from Washington, D.C., to Munich, had to make hasty return to the airport "to address a mechanical issue."
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Texas Democrats prevented their stateโs House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump.
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When does aging really shift into overdrive? A new study suggests it may be sooner than you think.
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One America News
Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that he has ordered state police to arrest all Democrat state lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote reshaping the congressional maps.
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Nighttime talk shows are the in crosshairs, with Stephen Colbertโs โThe Late Showโย axed by CBSย and others in the under-performing bracket said to bracing for shake ups or cancellation.
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Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause inflammation and weaken the immune system.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says the dozens of Democrats who left the state to block a redraw of the state's congressional maps could be charged with bribery or be removed from their seats. Ethics experts question his threats.
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Associated Press
Texas Democrats prevented their stateโs House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump.
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One America News
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says that Russian officials privately anticipated Hillary Clintonโs triumph in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, characterizing her victory as inevitable. She expounded upon a recently released report during her appearance on Miranda Devineโs "Pod Force One" podcast.
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The convicted sex trafficker is now enjoying a lax life in lockup, but her fellow inmates reportedly hate her.
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President Trump said his "very white" new patio at the White House Rose Garden will reflect heat, cooling down outdoor events.
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21:59โขTexas Lawmakers Ordered Arrested
โจUS media continues its significant focus on the escalating political standoff in Texas. Governor Abbott has ordered the arrest of Democratic legislators who fled the state to block a GOP-backed redistricting map, seen by many as President Trump's effort to add Republican House seats (ABC News, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, Fox News, NPR, AP News, HuffPost, CNN, Mother Jones, Breitbart). This legislative battle remains a top editorial priority.
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Associated Press
New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas.
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The convicted sex trafficker is now enjoying a lax life in lockup, but her fellow inmates reportedly hate her.
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Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he plans to put new district lines in front of voters in a special election on Nov. 4, but only if Texas moves forward with its redistricting plans.
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The New York Times
President Trump is using an โArt of the Dealโ approach to get trading partners to hand over cash to lower their tariffs.
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The New York Times
President Trumpโs decision to fire the labor statistics commissioner forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they have freely cited.
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โItโs liberating to be able to show my face to the world again,โ she wrote.
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